Lytle Independent School District

All 4 divisions (VARSITY Boys and Girls, JV Boys and Girls) won the DISTRICT TITLE.  This is the first time we have ever done that.

JV Girls won all 4 plaques they give per division (Team Champion, 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m Champions).  The first time we have done that.

Varsity won 2 of the 4.  (Team Champion, 4x400m-have won this event every year since COVID shut down track in 2020. Now we're at five years in a row, and have been Area champions the last 4 years.)

And what better way to have accomplished this than alongside 3 of my past track athletes. Clayton Jopling and Sebastian Benavides who both went to State in track but never won a team district track title in High School but get to experience it now as coaches. Christine Jopling who was part of my first District Championship in track as a Head Coach and now she gets to experience it as a coach!  And am so proud of them and it is a privilege to be in the position I am in now. 

Enjoy these photo albums:

High School District Track Meet in Jourdanton 4-3-2025 photos by Kayzen Lassere https://photos.app.goo.gl/PownZdC4iqsKrx1UA

High School District Track Meet in Jourdanton 4-2-2025 photos by Deborah Wagner https://photos.app.goo.gl/3jc5NPfqaHXBff1G8

High School District Track Meet in Jourdanton 4-3-2025 photos by Shavan Galindo https://photos.app.goo.gl/yU9YaB1WSYorynyT8

High School District Track Meet in Jourdanton 4-3-2025 photos by Nathan Garza https://photos.app.goo.gl/DuEDs4jchXJc9b9FA

For the Lady Pirates it was about making a statement as last year both teams finished third.  This year they came ready to compete as these girls won every running event they were entered in except one.

For the Varsity Girls, the meet came down to the last event...the 4x400m.  We were down 2 points and had been playing catch up all day to last year's District Champions (Hondo). They came in with a faster time than us (4:22 to 4:32), but we had not run this event on Varsity but once all year and not with these 4, so I knew we could put up a lot faster time.  In the picture I am telling them..."We are down by 2...we win the 4x4 we win the meet, you lose, we lose the meet." Just telling them the truth.  Though I didn't know at the time, but Klayre said a few cried before they ran because they were scared. But I knew they had it in them and the picture shows that they had nothing to fear as they posted a 4:16 to their 4:24 and positioned themselves as a top 8 team now. Proud of their moment and how they responded. It was like a home run, last second shot, hail mary to end the game!

The Varsity Girls have 10 girls and 9 advanced. We entered 7 of the 11 running events and won all 7 we participated in. We also only entered into 2 of the 6 field events and still managed to win.

The girls had district champions in:

100m:
1^st Giselle Esparza

200m:
1^st Giselle Esparza
2^nd Addison Criado

400m:
1^st Addison Criado
3^rd  Klayre Cook
4^th Kaycee Galindo

800m:
1^st Klayre Cook
2^nd Kaycee Galindo
5^th Svetlana Lopez

1600m:
1^st Frances Scotello
2^nd Elyse Cortinas
4^th Svetlana Lopez

3200m:
1^st Frances Scotello
3^rd Elyse Cortinas
4^th Addison Wagner

4x400mR:
1^st Addison Criado, Kaycee Galindo, Klayre Cook, Giselle Esparza

Shot Put:
3^rd Martina Ytuarte

The JV Girls entered into 7 of the 11 running events and won 6 of them.

100m:
5th Lily Morales

200m:
1st Mikailah Mejia
2nd Madison Hernandez
6th Madelyn Maldonado  

400m:
1st Madelyn Maldonado
4th Isabella Sewell

800m: 
1st Kimora Sanchez
3rd Isabella Sewell

4x100mR:
1st Jerelyn Martinez, Nevaeh Renteria, Ljiljana Georgiev, Loundyn Perez

4x200mR:
1st Jerelyn Martinez, Nevaeh Renteria, Ljiljana Georgiev, Loundyn Perez

4x400mR: 
1st Madelyn Maldonado, Isabella Sewell, Loundyn Perez, Mikailah Mejia

Long Jump: 
1st Lily Morales

1st Madison Hernandez

Discus: 
4th Macey Ford

High Jump:
2nd Madison Hernandez

I am so proud of these kids and their coaches for the time and effort that they have given ALL year.  We had 22 athletes (only 2 seniors) participate at District (10 varsity / 12 JV) which isn't very many for track, but they are hardworking, and it showed by winning both divisions. To do what they did with so few is truly a great accomplishment.

We next travel to Seguin on Wednesday 9April25 for the Area meet where we will be greeted by the 3-time and soon to be 4-time State Champion Team Randolph. Our Area Meet will also include the 27/28 5A meet which will make it exciting for a track fan.

Thank you,

Coach Gilbert Ruiz

April 2, 2025, Day 1 of District Meet Coach Ruiz's Summary:

I am so, so proud of our girls on Day 1! EVERY GIRL we had that ran in an event on both JV and Varsity yesterday made it to FINALS today with many setting PR's (Personal Records).  First time I have ever had everyone make it to finals! We only have 10 girls on Varsity with most having a chance to advance next week to Area(TOP 4).  We hope that we can continue riding that wave today into the finals.

These are our current positions on varsity going into FINALS:

WE HOPE TO END THE MEET IN STYLE!

ALL TRACK RESULTS ARE LINKED HERE